Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: The Downside of Characters Like Izzy

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WithTiny Tina’s Wonderlands just over a month away from launch, fans have a good grasp over what will be featured in the Dungeons and Dragons-themed spin-off. An overworld map will allow players to move between areas in a unique way, a multi-class system will let gamers have more control over how their character plays, and spells will be shaking up combat in some significant ways.

Alongside the exciting new features, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will see the eponymous dungeon master creating some never-before-seen characters for players to interact with. A few of these characters have been revealed, with Izzy the bartender likely to be a big hit with fans. However, Izzy being a great character would come with a major downside, and it is one that will extend to any of Tina’s other original creations.

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Izzy has been described by Gearbox as warm and inviting, with a unique Minnesota accent serving as an in-game gag. With Tina running out of accents for her fictional game, jokes about this Minnesota accent will apparently be prevalent. Izzy’s pub will also be inhabited by a poet that recites new pieces of writing when players find collectible pages in the game’s various locations.

It is easy to imagine both Izzy and this poet being a big hit with fans, as both sound like likable characters. Unfortunately, players might only get to see them inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Unless Borderlands becomes more ridiculous than ever and somehow brings Tiny Tina’s creations to life, Izzy, the poet, and any other new characters will remain trapped in Tina’s game.

This is a bit of a shame, as the Borderlands series has thrived off bringing back characters like